Dive Summary:
- The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights organization, is arranging a worldwide boycott of Italian winemaker Vini Lunardelli over a series of wine labels depicting Adolph Hitler.
- The wine is part of a “historical” line. It has been on sale since 1995.
- The winemakers have been under investigation from the Italian government for its sale.
From the article:
...“The Wiesenthal Center denounces the marketing of these products and urges wine distributors in Italy and around the world to send the only message the owner of this firm might understand," the Jewish human rights organization wrote in a statement Aug. 8. "...[Choose] not to do any business with someone using the Nazi mass murderer as a blatant marketing tool."...